Plus, people power scores a win in Utah gerrymandering case
Good morning! Here are today’s temperatures: 🌤️ 58 – 102° in Logan 🌤️ 71 – 104° in Salt Lake 🌤️ 79 – 113° in St. George | 💧 10% 🔥 The temperature at Salt Lake City International Airport reached 106 degrees on Thursday, snapping the previous record of 104 degrees set in 2021. Read more here about the effects of this heat wave and when it's expected to end. What do recent student protests on college campuses share with America’s increasing political polarization? According to University of Florida president and former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, both are partially caused by new technologies that make it harder to have real conversations and strengthen real community. Sasse joined Utah Gov. Spencer Cox as part of the summer meeting of the National Governors Association, which Cox has chaired since July 2023. Read more about Sasse and Cox’s conversation and their potential solutions. Also on our minds: An update on those injured at the Stadium of Fire fireworks malfunction President Biden maintains that he’ll stay in the 2024 race in solo press conference Inflation is trending down, but will it push the Federal Reserve to cut rates? |
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| Volodymyr Zelenskyy to attend National Governors Association meeting in Salt Lake City |
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, will be in Salt Lake City for a National Governors Association meeting Friday, according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. “We’re honored to welcome President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska to Utah and the National Governors Association,” the governor posted on X. “Utah stands behind Ukraine and we look forward to hearing his message to the nation’s governors.” Jonathan Freedman, the honorary consul of Ukraine and president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah, said having Zelenskyy and Zelenska at the NGA meeting on Friday is a testament to the strong and enduring relationship between Ukraine and the United States. Read more about Zelenskyy’s visit to Utah and his recent comments on Trump and NATO. |
| The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when Utah voters pass initiatives, the ability for the Legislature to intervene or make changes to the initiatives is limited. This means a lawsuit against the Utah Legislature over its splitting Salt Lake County into four districts can move forward. “Somewhere in the great beyond, Sherman S. Smith is smiling,” Jay Evensen wrote of the decision. “Smith was a populist, which was just as rare in the Utah Legislature at the dawn of the 20th century, when he served as a representative of Ogden, as it is today. Yet he somehow got lawmakers to pass an amendment in 1899 to the state Constitution allowing the people to pass or modify laws directly through initiatives or referendums. “Voters then ratified this at the ballot box in 1900, and generations of Utah lawmakers have been fighting it ever since.” Read more about the history of citizen initiatives in Utah and read more here about what the Court’s decision means for gerrymandering in the state. More in Utah He’s Utah’s youngest Democratic delegate. He doesn’t care about Biden’s age (Deseret News) ‘Disagree Better’ by the numbers. Did Gov. Cox’s initiative work? (Deseret News) Former Davis County Republican Party officers fighting allegations of ethical violations (Deseret News) Hiking in Utah’s mountains this summer? Make sure to watch out for mountain goats (Deseret News) Fire marshal now says 18 were injured in Stadium of Fire fireworks malfunction (KSL) |
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